mytest: AR Studio Open, ONNX V1 Released, Facebook Live Update and more - December Edition of Facebook for Developers

Tuesday, 19 December 2017

AR Studio Open, ONNX V1 Released, Facebook Live Update and more - December Edition of Facebook for Developers

AR Studio Now in Open Beta, World Effects Rolling Out for Creators

Earlier this year we released Camera Effects Platform (CEP) in closed beta, putting the first augmented reality platform into the hands of talented creators such as brands, publishers, artists and developers. With AR Studio, this platform empowers creators to connect art with data to bring augmented reality into everyday life through the Facebook camera.

ONNX V1 Released

In September, we released an early version of the Open Neural Network Exchange format (ONNX) with a call to the community to join us and help create an open, flexible standard to enable deep learning frameworks and tools to interoperate. Now, Facebook, AWS, and Microsoft are excited to announce that with the support of the community and new partners the first version of ONNX is now production-ready.

Introducing Facebook Live Server-Sent Events

Now developers can receive comments and reactions from their live videos as soon as they are posted in real-time. Prior to this feature, developers using the Graph API were restricted to polling for comments and reactions to every few seconds.

React v16.2.0: Improved Support for Fragments

React 16.2 is now available! To provide a more consistent authoring experience for fragments, React now provides a first-class fragment component that can be used in place of arrays.

Facebook Analytics Introduces Web Sessions

When viewing Facebook Analytics for your website, you'll now get access to new metrics including: Average Session Length, Median Session Length, Median Time Spent Per User and Number of Sessions. Understanding how many times and for how long people visit your website can be valuable in helping you build a better experience.

Treatwell's Beautiful Strategy for Healthy Growth

Europe's largest online hair and beauty booking platform, Treatwell, added Facebook Login to drive growth. After integrating Login, Treatwell saw users spend over 20% more time in app with a 22% higher order value. Add Facebook Login to allow for streamlined sign up and improved retention.